Thanks for walking with us C.L. While I had the extreme pleasure of watching both Gilmore and Rollins perform up close in small clubs, I have to say, playing aside, Gilmore always had a saintly presence that struck me. From the very first time I saw/heard him, it went beyond music for me - kind of hard to explain.
I can't believe Gilmore has been gone that long. My friends and I had many discussions over the 70's and 80's as to whether the greatest living tenor player was John Gilmore or Sonny Rollins... we stopped arguing long before Gilmore left the planet. I hope he and Mr. Ra are making music somewhere...
Thanks for walking with us C.L. While I had the extreme pleasure of watching both Gilmore and Rollins perform up close in small clubs, I have to say, playing aside, Gilmore always had a saintly presence that struck me. From the very first time I saw/heard him, it went beyond music for me - kind of hard to explain.
I can't believe Gilmore has been gone that long. My friends and I had many discussions over the 70's and 80's as to whether the greatest living tenor player was John Gilmore or Sonny Rollins... we stopped arguing long before Gilmore left the planet. I hope he and Mr. Ra are making music somewhere...
Not sure you saw this, C.L., but you might dig this one:
https://sunra.substack.com/p/sonny-rollins